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Date:1965-09-10Length:53:44 minutesRuss Gibb, (Host); Dr. George Maddox, (Guest)Dr. Maddox was a professor at Duke University in North Carolina.
Night Call was the first national radio call-in program. It appeared on
the Mutual Broadcasting Network and was produced by the Methodist Church
in conjunction with the National Council of Churches.Topics: Alcohol; Juvenile
development; Radio
programID: DA-1006

Date:1968-12-05Length:59:07 minutes:secondsDel Shields, (Host); Frank Murphy, (Guest)In 1968, the guest published a book entitled "The Frank Murphy Story: His Years in
Florida Prisons, His Rehabilitation, and His Conquest of Alcoholism." Murphy says the only
way he knows to get out of the grip of alcoholism is Alcoholics Anonymous. He says the
prison system has no way to help an alcoholic. One caller asked about the use the drug
Antabuse, which Murhpy does not suggest. The drug produces unpleasant side-effects when
combined with alcohol. Another caller asks about the value of Al-Anon groups for family
members, which Murphy does recommend. A young man wants to know about help for teenage
alcoholics. A caller says she has read his book and she recommends it. Some callers are AA
members who share their struggles and successes.Topics: Alcohol abuse; Drug abuse; Radio program; alcoholismID: NC00138